Performing Cello melodies to calm the soul.
Liz Hanks is a cellist and composer from Sheffield. Her debut solo album ‘Land’ (Hudson Records) exploresthe loss of nature in the urban environment and forgotten natural worlds.
‘Stunning’by Elizabeth Alker (BBC Radio3)’Really intriguing’by Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio2)
Her debut solo album ‘Land’ (Hudson Records) draws on her influences throughout her career; minimalism,folk, Indian classical music and improvisation.Based on the local and natural history of her neighbourhood inSheffield, the albumusescello and field recordings to explorethe loss of nature in the urban environmentand forgotten natural worlds. Having received plays on BBC Radio 3’s Unclassified, Late Junction andBreakfast shows and The Folk Show on BBC Radio 2, the album has been described as ‘stunning’ byElizabeth Alker, ‘really intriguing’ by Mark Radcliffe and as ‘an immersive album of depth and subtlety’ byFolk Radio UK
